The German Tommy Haas received a wildcard into Wimbledon on Tuesday, a generous offer on the part of the All England Club. Had it known that he would then turn on the country's finest player, it might have thought better of it.

At 34, Haas is making yet another comeback after injury but he has called out Andy Murray for "looking like he is injured … and then moving like a cat". In an interview with German TV at a tournament in Halle, Haas claimed that "everyone in the locker room knows about it and talks about it".

----------------------It seems the locker room is a rather bitchy place.

........this was after Bernard Tomic retired from their 1st round Halle match.

The 19-year-old Bernard Tomic extended his hand after just 22 minutes as the rivals changed ends with the German leading 5-2 at the time. “I would have preferred to play longer to try a few things out,” said Haas.

The German and the fans inside the GERRY WEBER STADION were equally surprised by the walkover. Tomic had made no indication of his struggles and, as he left the court, he seemed almost to wave apologetically to the crowd. The background is that Tomic was ill for 10 days and did not really feel perfectly fine again. At least that is what he told Haas in the dressing room after the match.